Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fourth Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Brunswick & Adelaide , and the 380th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Brighton and Hove .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fourth Avenue (BN3 2BH) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% lower than the Brunswick & Adelaide average (88.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Avenue (BN3 2BH), the main crime hotspot is near Haddington Close. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fourth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ventnor Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Grand Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hove Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Haddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albany Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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